Exhibit 24

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints Joseph L. Dowling and Michael Racich, acting singly and
with full power of substitution or revocation, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on
behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

        (i)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
              capacity as a director, director nominee, officer or beneficial
              owner of ordinary shares of Jaws Acquisition Corp., a Cayman
              Islands exempted company (the "Company"), any Schedule 13D or
              Schedule 13G, and any amendments, supplements or exhibits thereto
              (including any joint filing agreements) required to be filed by
              the undersigned under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
              1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the
              "Exchange Act"), and any Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any amendments,
              supplements or exhibits thereto required to be filed by the
              undersigned under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

        (ii)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
              undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
              execute any such schedules or forms and timely file such forms
              with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
              applicable stock exchange; and

        (iii) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
              the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may
              be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
              the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
              by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
              this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
              such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in
              such attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure
to comply with, Section 13 and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file reports or schedules under Section 13
or Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 13th day of May, 2020.

                                        By:     /s/ Barry Stuart Sternlicht
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                                        Name:   Barry Stuart Sternlicht
                                        Title:  Chairman